As long as the user remains in battle, the target cannot switch out unless it is holding Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, U-Turn or Volt Switch. The target will still be trapped if the user switches out by using Baton Pass.

When used by a Ghost-type, the user sacrifices half of its max HP to sap the target by 1/4 of its max HP per turn. When used by anything else, the user's Speed is decreased by 1 stage and its Attack and Defense are increased by 1 stage.

The user's held item is thrown at the target. Base power and additional effects vary depending on the thrown item. Note that the target will instantly benefit from the effects of thrown berries. The held item is gone for the rest of the battle unless Recycle is used; the item will return to the original holder after wireless battles but will be permanently lost if it is thrown during in-game battles.

On the first turn, the user flies into the air, becoming uncontrollable, and evades most attacks. Gust, Twister, Thunder and Sky Uppercut have normal accuracy against a mid-air Pokemon, with Gust and Twister also gaining doubled power. The user may also be hit in mid-air if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader or if it is attacked by a Pokemon with No Guard. On the second turn, the user attacks.

Almost always goes first. Until the end of the turn, the user will reflect one non-damaging move back at its user (including allies). In Double or Triple Battles, this move will only reflect the first applicable move before wearing off.

Cancels all other weather moves. For 5 turns: the power of Water attacks is increased by 50%, the power of Fire attacks is decreased by 50%, Thunder never misses and has a 30% chance to hit through Protect and Detect, the power of Solarbeam is halved, and the healing power of Morning Sun, Synthesis and Moonlight is decreased from 1/2 to 1/4 of the user's max HP. The effects of Rain Dance will last for eight turns if its user is holding Damp Rock.

The user attacks uncontrollably for five turns; this move's power doubles after each turn and also if Defense Curl was used beforehand. Its power resets after five turns have ended or if the attack misses.

This move has a 30% chance to inflict a side effect depending on the battle's current terrain. The target may be put to sleep in any type of grass (or in puddles), its Attack may be lowered by 1 stage while surfing on any body of water, its Speed may be lowered by 1 stage while on marshy terrain, its Accuracy may be lowered by 1 stage on beach sand, desert sand and dirt paths, it may flinch in caves or on rocky outdoor terrain, it may become frozen on snowy terrain and it may become paralyzed everywhere else (including Wi-Fi battles).

Damages opponents every time they switch in until they use Rapid Spin. Saps a fraction of max HP determined by the effectiveness of Rock-type attacks against the opponent's type: 1/32 for 1/4x, 1/16 for 1/2x, 1/8 for 1x, 1/4 for 2x and 1/2 for 4x. For example, Stealth Rock saps 50% of an Ice/Flying Pokemon's max HP when it switches in.

The user takes one-fourth of its maximum HP to create a substitute; this move fails if the user does not have enough HP for this. Until the substitute is broken, it receives damage from all attacks made by other Pokemon and shields the user from status effects and stat modifiers caused by other Pokemon. The user is still affected by Tickle, Hail, Sandstorm and Attract from behind its Substitute. If a Substitute breaks from a hit during a multistrike move such as Fury Attack, the user takes damage from the remaining strikes.

For three turns, the target becomes immune to Ground-type moves, entry hazards Spikes and Toxic Spikes, and the Arena Trap ability, but all other moves except for one-hit KO moves have perfect accuracy against the target. The moves Gravity or Ingrain and the hold item Iron Ball negate this effect and prevent this move from succeeding.